Nepalese Plant Database Information Service Centre (NEPDISC)

MAPDON (Medicinal & Aromatic Plant Database of Nepal)

MAPDON contains information on non-flowering (fungi, lichens, bryophytes and pteridophytes) and flowering plants (gymnosperms and angiosperms) of Nepal. The goal of the MAPDON is to provide a comprehensive database of the medicinal and aromatic plants of Nepal with emphasis on :

• Nomenclature (Valid names, synonyms, and vernacular names)
• Plant description (Key characters)
• Digital images (Line drawings/ digital images)
• Geographical distribution (Distribution in Nepal and elsewhere)
• Conservation status (CITES Appendices, IUCN categories, and HMG protected species)
• Local uses of plants (Ethnobotanical information)
• Medicinal uses or Pharmacological actions
• Chemical constituents (Major chemical constituents of plant or plant parts)
• Herbarium specimens (Voucher specimens)
• Bibliography (Selective references)

 

MAPDON: REPORT VIEW

Information on a particular species can be retrieved from the database in several formats as required. One of the formats is given below:

Nardostachys grandiflora DC. (VALERIANACEAE)
Synonyms: Nardostachys gracilis Kitam., N. jatamansi DC., Valeriana jatamansii auct.

Vernacular names: Jataamasi, Bhutle (h6fdl;, e'Tn]), Na swaan (New.), Pang-poi (Tib.), Jataamaansi (San.), Spikenard (Eng.).

Description: An erect, perennial herb, 10-50 cm high; rhizome thick, aromatic, in clusters, densely covered by reddish brown hairs; leaves elliptic-lanceolate to spathulate; flowers white to purplish white, in  globose heads.

Habitat:  In rocky and open slopes of subalpine to alpine zones.

Distribution:  3200-5000 m (native); Himalaya (Garhwal to Bhutan), Xizang, W. China.

Conservation status: Appendix II (CITES), Vulnerable (IUCN), and HMG Nepal protected species.
Parts used: Rhizome.

Ethnobotanical uses: Rhizome in piles, tonic; and as incense.

Pharmacological actions: Rhizome sedative, antiseptic, carminative, anticonvulsent, emmenagogne, diuretic, antispasmodic, hypotensive; useful in epilepsy, hysteria, insomnia, hypertension, convulsion, and cholera.

Chemical constituents: Rhizome contains volatile oil, jatamansone b-maoliene, seychellene, seychelane, norseychelanone, actinidine, nardostachone, jatamansic acid, and calarene.

Voucher specimen(s): C. Nepal, Manang, Bhimthan, 4050m, July 17,1995, Shrestha et al. 237 (TUCH).

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References:

• Manandhar, N.P. 1986. Ethnobotany of Jumla district, Nepal. Int. J. Crude Drug Res. 24 (2): 81-89.
• Press, J.R., K.K. Shrestha and D.A. Sutton. 2000. Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal. The Natural History Museum, London.
• Rajbhandari, K.R. 2001. Ethnobotany of Nepal. Ethnobotanical Society of Nepal (ESON), Kathmandu, Nepal.

·     Rastogi, R.P. and B.N. Mehrotra. 1991. Compendium of Indian Medicinal Plants. Vol. II. Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India.

• Sharma, P.V. 1978. Dravya Guna Vigyan. Vol. II. Chaukambha Sanskrit Sansthan, Varanasi, India.